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WHO (2020).
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1985) § 44; O.H. v Germany App no 4646/08 (ECtHR, 24 November 2011) § 79; Rooman v.
Belgium [GC] App no. 18052/11 (ECtHR, 31 January 2019) § 208.
ECtHR, Guide on Article 5 (31 December 2020) § 32; L.B v Belgium App no 22831/08
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See European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, ‘Coronavirus pandemic in the EU –
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See Art. 23 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966, ICCPR); Art.
8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as
amended by Protocols Nos. 11 and 14 (adopted 4 November 1950, entered into force 3
September 1953) ETS 5 (ECHR); Rope (2020); see also OSCE ODIHR and Penal Reform
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(2018).
See Shona Minson, ‘The impact of prison lockdowns on prisoners‘ children’ (March 2021)
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(2015, the Nelson Mandela Rules, NMR) 54, 55 and 63.
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison
Intelligence (Criminal Justice Handbook Series 2015).
Art. 25 CRPD; NMRs 24, 25, 33, 43 and 44; ECtHR, Guide on Article 5 (31 December 2020)
27; Rooman v. Belgium [GC] App no 18052/11 (ECtHR, 31 January 2019) § 210.
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